What is the difference between the meanings of "afterwards" and "then"

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We can use "Then" at the beginning of a sentence.
Meanwhile, we can put "Afterwards," at the start of a sentence.
What is the difference between such two usages' meanings?
I am not sure does "Afterwards," stands for a longer pause compared to "Then". Or is "Afterwards" more formal?
Thanks in advance!

Kate Bunting · Accepted Answer

Then simply means the next thing that happened was... They could be quite routine things.
"I got up, then had breakfast, then took the dog for a walk."
We would use afterwards to refer to something that happened after a significant action or event.
"I spent the afternoon working hard in my garden. Afterwards, I was too tired to do anything but relax in front of the TV."

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